Cybersecurity

State of North Carolina Formalizes Joint Cybersecurity Task Force

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order formally establishing the State of North Carolina Joint Cybersecurity Task Force.

Staff Reporter Mar 21, 2022 2 min read

Cyberattack Temporarily Shuts Down Israeli Government Websites

A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack forced Israeli government websites offline for about an hour Monday evening

Staff Reporter Mar 15, 2022 1 min read

Poor Data Sanitization Practices Put Public Sector Data at Risk

Research launched by Blancco Technology Group reveals current practices and policies for device sanitization within the public sector.

Staff Reporter Mar 14, 2022 4 min read

Water, Power Utilities, Hospitals Get Free Access to Zero-Trust Tools

The Critical Infrastructure Defense Project, a partnership among Cloudflare, CrowdStrike and Ping Identity, will provide U.S. hospitals and energy and water utilities free access to zero trust solutions to help them defend against potential cyberattacks.

Staff Reporter Mar 10, 2022 3 min read

House Committee Approves Cybersecurity Training Bill

The legislation advances in the House after clearing the Senate in March, and would offer new cybersecurity training to federal and state governments.

Staff Reporter Mar 10, 2022 3 min read

US Federal Agencies Take Mitigating Steps to Protect Internet Infrastructure

A new report examines public agency practices to prevent the exploitation of vulnerabilities within the modern internet framework.

Staff Reporter Mar 8, 2022 2 min read

Private U.S. Firms May Soon Need to Report Hacks and Ransomware Payments

The Senate passes a cybersecurity package that would require companies to report any damaging hacks and ransomware payments to the government.

Staff Reporter Mar 8, 2022 2 min read

30 Ukrainian University Websites Compromised

According to Wordfence the websites of at least 30 Ukrainian universities have been compromised by a threat actor expressing support for Russia.

Staff Reporter Mar 4, 2022 2 min read

Oklahoma Rape Kit Investigations Data Possibly Leaked in Data Breach

Personal information of sexual assault victims of Oklahoma City Police Departments may have been leaked through a data breach involving a former contractor.

Staff Reporter Feb 28, 2022 1 min read

Anonymous Hacker Collective Launch Cyberwar Against Russia

Amidst Russia’s offensive against Ukraine, Anonymous Hacker Collective have claimed to have taken down several Russian government websites.

Staff Reporter Feb 25, 2022 1 min read

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Cybersecurity

Albanian Government Websites and Services Forced to Shut Following Cyberattack

British Army's Twitter and YouTube Accounts Hijacked

Hackers Leaked Two Billion Usernames and Passwords in 2021

Several South African Government Websites Crash

US Federal Government to Increase Cybersecurity Cooperation with State and Local Officials

Government Institutions in India: A Popular Target for Hackers